Jose Mourinho was told to contact Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola if he wanted to complain

After the game Mourinho described Pogba as a “monster” for the physical effort he put in so soon after winning the World Cup and also used the words “fantastic” and “amazing” to describe his performance.

That will have made Mourinho all the more disappointed when he read Pogba’s comments 48 hours later, when he also remarked, “If you’re not happy, you cannot give your best”.

Now Mourinho has told him if he has problems he comes straight to him to talk face-to-face — not to make it public.

Pogba is understood to have been unhappy with Mourinho’s barbed comments during the club’s US pre-season tour when assessing his World Cup performance.

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